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Igor Stravinsky

Igor Stravinsky

Distinguished Professor of Music Maureen Carr’s most recent book, "After the Rite: Stravinsky’s Path to Neoclassicism (1914-1925)," was released by Oxford University Press on July 10. The book traces the evolution of Stravinsky's compositional style as he searched for his own voice in the explosive musical world of the early 20th century. Throughout the book, Carr presents new transcriptions and sophisticated analyses of selected musical sketches to show the genesis of Stravinsky's musical ideas as he forayed into surrealism, classicism and abstraction to develop his signature neoclassical style.

As part of its 50th anniversary celebration in 2013, the Penn State College of Arts and Architecture produced a series of video interviews with its Distinguished and Evan Pugh Professors. The second in the series is Maureen Carr, Distinguished Professor of Music and internationally known scholar of the music of Igor Stravinsky.